COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONA superb example of an American Pale Ale. The Cascade hop flavor just explodes in your mouth. Combined with the clean malt character and smooth finish, you are left utterly wanting another when your glass is empty.

(22 oz bottle). Pours almost all head just like the IPA did. Copper color with ridiculous off-white chunky head. Aroma of orange, resin, spruce. Sour is most prominent-almost no hops. WTF? This can’t really be the way their Pale Ale tastes. It tates like a belgian sour. Very disappointing. Either this brewery has problems with their bottling (2/2 times I’m pouring out their beers) or they are loose with their beer styles. Either way, I’m not a fan.

Thanks for the opportunity to try this beer!
A-Body is a crystal clear golden yellow hue that pours with a massively soapy, foamy, puffy white head. Head eventually fades to 1/2 finger and has great retention from there. Lots of lacing is left all the way down the glass.
S-Lots of citrus comes through first. Lemon orange and grapefruit juices are definitely the highlight of this but it has a nice accent of floral hops and a sweet pale malt backbone.
T-Taste is similar to the nose. Juicy citrus flavors are upfront and the highlight of the flavor but there is a nice pale malt backing to it upfront. The hop profile almost immediately changes to floral as this one ends with a sharp floral hop bitterness and slight piny refreshment. What lingers on the palate is a long lasting minimally invasive resiny bitterness, piny refreshment, and citrus flavor.
P-Medium tingly carbonation and nice smooth, oily body.
O- This is a great APA and a great session beer. I wasn’t expecting too much from this brew but got a very nice, sessionable classic APA. One of my favorite APAs overall actually. My 2nd from this brewery-and I definitely like this one much better. Well done by this brewery I wouldn’t have ever known existed if not for this trade.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 03-26-2009 00:47:43

Earthy hop nose - a little floral and woody with a hint of citrus. Biscuity malts and caramel. Pours golden amber with a fizzy head that leaves rather quickly. Woody earthy hop notes dominate as does a hint of caramel sweetness and a light dry malt character as well. Well carbonated, if not a little too much for me. Dry lingering earthy hop presence.

Bottle courtesy of sparky27 in the Mystery Swap. Pours a clear orange amber with a thick white head. Light citrus, a bit of earthy malt, almost a touch of lavender. Medium bodied, big hop presence, caramel. Finishes with a big long grapefruit bitterness with bits of quinine.

Received in trade. Lightly hazy golden orange color with a big head that almost makes me think this is infected with gusher. Pretty carbonation though. Crisp metallic and biscuit like aroma. Lightly sharp taste that moves towards bitterness in a spicy way. Light grain in fine balance with the hops. Simple and straight forward. Semi-dry mouth feel with a medium body. I may have liked this more a bit fresher but it was fine.

for god’s sake lock the door, i got a minor son in the house! .. . pours a dark gold, huge fizzy head.. airy fizzy mouth.. decent taste, but wacky! ..maybe even a touch of infection, arizona? ..this is what happens when you play lawyer ball..

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